Ed Cordes
07-18-2008, 09:57 PM
This is another image from our recent Greece trip. It is a bit non traditional - those will come later.
Agamamnon was the king who conquered Troy - Trojan Horse and all. We had the opportunity to visit his city and tomb. It is amazing that 1500-1600 BC the people knew how to build a dome like this. It is also interesting that they constructed a triangle of empty space above the lintel of openings to distribute the weight onto the columns of an opening to avoid breaking the lintel.
In this image my wife, Gail, is pointing to the lintel and triangle. I love the way the light comes through the entrance and illuminates the dome's interior with a soft glow.
1DMK2 with 17-40 @ 17. Evaluative metering at ISO 1000 with 1.80 and f5.6 hand held. Full frame with Noise Ninja and levels applied. I burned some of the entrance to tone down the harsh light coming in.
Thanks for looking. All comments most welcome.
Agamamnon was the king who conquered Troy - Trojan Horse and all. We had the opportunity to visit his city and tomb. It is amazing that 1500-1600 BC the people knew how to build a dome like this. It is also interesting that they constructed a triangle of empty space above the lintel of openings to distribute the weight onto the columns of an opening to avoid breaking the lintel.
In this image my wife, Gail, is pointing to the lintel and triangle. I love the way the light comes through the entrance and illuminates the dome's interior with a soft glow.
1DMK2 with 17-40 @ 17. Evaluative metering at ISO 1000 with 1.80 and f5.6 hand held. Full frame with Noise Ninja and levels applied. I burned some of the entrance to tone down the harsh light coming in.
Thanks for looking. All comments most welcome.